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Abstract: This paper introduces the causative and anti-causative alternation in Mandarin Chinese and Japanese respectively. Firstly, the verbs which are allowed to appear in the causative alternation in Mandarin Chinese and Japanese are stable, although they are realized in different manners. In Japanese, the causative alternation is realized through the morpheme markings either from transitivization or intransitivization; in Mandarin Chinese, the resultative verb compounding is usually applicable in the causative alternation, as well as the very rare mono-morphemic verbs, as widely discussed in existing literature. Secondly, the derivational and non-derivational controversy of the causative alternation is introduced, and this paper adopts a non-direct-derivation-relation between the causative and anti-causative alternants in both languages, both of which are derived from a common base: Cause[√Root+Theme]. The [√Root+Theme] base expresses a resultant state, and the Cause predicate introduces a causal relation between a causing event and a resultant state. They only differ in the presence or absence of a Voice projection, which is added in the causative alternant, but lacks in the anti-causative alternant. The function of the eventive head Voice is to introduce an external argument into the causative alternant. The typology of the causative alternation applies in both Mandarin Chinese and Japanese, although the morphemic inflectional properties vary across languages.Abstract: This paper introduces the causative and anti-causative alternation in Mandarin Chinese and Japanese respectively. Firstly, the verbs which are allowed to appear in the causative alternation in Mandarin Chinese and Japanese are stable, although they are realized in different manners. In Japanese, the causative alternation is realized through the mor...Learn More
Abstract: Angela Carter rewrites Grimm’s fairy tale “Snow White” from the feminist perspective and creates her short story “The Snow Child”. Carter keeps the indispensable element, namely the magic mirror, but renders it invisible. Through it, Carter secretly reveals the mirror images between the Countess and the snow child, providing new insight into the Countess’s motivation to kill the child. An analysis of the transitivity system in the short story reveals that Carter deepens the theme from ostensible “female jealousy” to “oppressed female seeking liberation” in an attempt to encourage target readers (adult women) to challenge patriarchal forces and seek liberation. It meets the propaganda of the second feminist movement to pursue women’s freedom and sexual initiative. An in-depth exploration of the feminist ideology in this rewritten work can not only supplement the one-sided interpretation of “The Snow Child” by previous critics, but also reveal Carter’s unremitting efforts to make the classic fairy tale get rid of the label of “a carrier of the toxic patriarchal myths that are used to deceive women”, help it meet the trends of the contemporary era, and inject contemporary meaning into the classic fairy tale.Abstract: Angela Carter rewrites Grimm’s fairy tale “Snow White” from the feminist perspective and creates her short story “The Snow Child”. Carter keeps the indispensable element, namely the magic mirror, but renders it invisible. Through it, Carter secretly reveals the mirror images between the Countess and the snow child, providing new insight into the Co...Learn More